[Paparazzi-devel] RC-link status indicator in gcs do not work as expected

[Jorn Anke]

Hi,
 
There is a strange thing happening with regard the rc-link. First time I turn on the RC-tx, the status indicator in the gcs goes from red to green - as expected. After that, I can turn the tx off and on - without anything happening/changing in the gcs. (I can however control the autopilot/servos as normal when the tx is on).
 
The same behavious can be seen on the autopilot itselt - if I dedicate one of the leds to display the rc-link status.
 
This worries me, since I guess the autopilots fail-safe behaviour will not kick in, in case of lost rc-link. I am using a Robbe ppm receiver and a Futaba 7C tx.
 
Is this normal?
 
 
Cheers,
 
Jorn
 
 
Copy of part of the airframe file:
 
<airframe name="Yapa v2">

  <firmware name="fixedwing">
    <target name="ap"             board="twog_1.0"/>
    <target name="sim"             board="pc"/>
    <target name="jsbsim"         board="pc"/>

    <define name="AGR_CLIMB"/>
    <define name="LOITER_TRIM"/>
    <define name="STRONG_WIND"/>
    <define name="WIND_INFO_RET"/>
    <define name="WIND_INFO"/>
    <define name="ALT_KALMAN"/>

    <subsystem name="radio_control" type="ppm"/>
    <subsystem name="telemetry" type="transparent"/>
    <subsystem name="control"/>
    <subsystem name="gps" type="ublox"/>
    <subsystem name="navigation" type="extra"/>
    <subsystem name="spi_slave_hs"/>
    <subsystem name="spi"/>
  </firmware>